Quotes by Bernard Mandeville

"When Men fly from danger, it is natural for them to run farther than they need."
— Bernard Mandeville
"One of the greatest Reasons why so few People understand themselves, is, that most Writers are always teaching Men what they should be, and hardly ever trouble their heads with telling them what they really are."
— Bernard Mandeville
"private vice can be publicly beneficial"
— Bernard Mandeville
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Bernard Mandeville, or Bernard de Mandeville (/ˈmændəˌvɪl/; 15 November 1670 – 21 January 1733), was an Anglo-Dutch philosopher, political economist, satirist, writer and physician. Born in Rotterdam,...